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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-19]

 

Modification of Class E Airspace; Hutchinson, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Hutchinson Municipal 
Airport-Butler Field, Hutchinson, MN, to accommodate the Nondirectional 
Beacon (NDB) Runway 15 and Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio 
Range and Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) Runway 33, Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP). Controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 to 1,200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed for 
aircraft executing the approach. The intended affect of this action is 
to provide segregation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures 
in instrument conditions from other aircraft operating in visual 
weather conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., October 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey L. Griffith, Air Traffic Division, System Management Branch, 
AGL-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (708) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Wednesday, June 8, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E 
airspace at Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field, Hutchinson, MN 
(59 FR 29562). The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending 
from 700 feet to 1,200 feet AGL for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal 
operation and while transiting between the enroute and terminal 
environments. Interested parties were invited to participate in this 
rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to 
the FAA. No comments objecting to the proposal were received.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations are published in 
Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective 
September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
modifies Class E airspace at Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field, 
Hutchinson, MN, to accommodate the Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) Runway 
15 and Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range and Distance 
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) Runway 33, Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP). Controlled airspace extending from 700 to 1,200 feet 
AGL is needed for aircraft executing the approach.
    Aeronautical maps and charts will reflect the defined area which 
will enable pilots to circumnavigate the area in order to comply with 
applicable visual flight rule requirements.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore--(1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); 
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the 
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that 
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on 
a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas listed below extend upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface.

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AGL MN E5 Hutchinson, MN [Revised]

Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field, MN
    (Lat. 44 deg.51'32'' N, long. 94 deg.22'54'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler 
Field and within 2.5 miles each side of the 336 deg. bearing from 
the airport, extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 7 miles northwest 
of the airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on August 15, 1994.
Roger Wall,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-21624 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]
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